Chandigarh, March 12, 2024 (Yes Punjab News/ Agency)
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar resigned from his post on Tuesday after BJP’s ally JJP announced their decision to part ways.
Khattar, accompanied by Home Minister Anil Vij, reached Raj Bhawan and tendered the resignation of his entire cabinet.
This significant development comes ahead of the announcement of Lok Sabha elections.
BJP and JJP had joined hands to form the government in Haryana after none of the parties that contested the elections gained a clear majority. It was in the air that the two allies could part ways ahead of the LS Polls and contest parliamentary elections separately.
The BJP high command is sending two observers to handle the situation in the state, and there are rumors that Khattar could be replaced as Chief Minister.
The BJP is now depending upon independent MLAs to form the government again.
In a setback to Deputy Chief Minister and JJP leader Dushyant Chautala, five of his MLAs are likely to join the BJP later in the day.
Sources say the JJP has been demanding the Hisar and Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha seats, but the BJP state unit wants to contest all 10 constituencies.
Party insiders told IANS of the possibility of a “complete Cabinet reshuffle”, with the support of Independent MLAs, accommodating a few in the new Cabinet.
At present, in the 90-member Assembly, the BJP has 41 MLAs, while the Congress has 30, the JJP 10, and there are seven Independents, apart from an MLA each of the INLD and Haryana Lokhit Party.
